Ediger, Theodore A. (1905-1972)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1972 Aug 31 p. 11

Birth date: 1905 Aug 18

text of obituary:

THEODORE A. EDIGER

Theodore A. Ediger of Coral Gables, Fla. was born Aug 18, 1905, near Buhler, Kan. At the age of two years he moved to Clinton, Okla. with his parents, the late Rev. J. B. Ediger and Mrs. Ediger who now resides in Buhler, Kan.

Ted grew up in what is now known as the Koinonia Mission Station southeast of Clinton. He attended the Clinton elementary and high schools where he was graduated with honors. He was baptized by his father and became a member of the Koinonia Mennonite Church. He remained faithful to his baptismal vows by leading a dedicated Christian life.

Ted was graduated from the Kansas University School of Journalism and was a journalist by profession. He held editorships in various cities including Altus and Tulsa, Okla. and in Concordia, Kan. He also worked on the staff of the Clinton Daily News. Later he became a free lance writer both in the United States and in foreign countries. For the past 26 years he was affiliated with the Associated Press. At the time of his retirement, he was Latin American editor for the Associated Press in Miami.

Ted was fatally injured in a car accident in Meridian, Miss. on July 9. He passed away on July 29, in Miami, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Rae of Coral Gables, and their son Donald Ray of Washington, D.C., his mother, Mrs. J. B. Ediger and brother A. C. Ediger of Buhler, Kan., his brothers G. A. Ediger of Appleton, Wis., Ott Ediger of Sinton, Texas, A. L. Ediger of Orange, Calif., and Donald D. Ediger of Overland Park, Kansas; two sisters, Mrs. R. D. (Hilda) Voth of oGessel [sic Goessel] and Mrs. Karl (Anne Ruth Baehr of Garden City, New York; his mother-in-law, Mrs. R. Winder of Sand Springs, Okla., and many other relatives and friends.

The funeral service was conducted Aug. 3 in the First United Methodist Church, Coral Gables, of which he was a member. It was held in the chapel where Ted had worship every Wednesday morning for years, at a "God's Half Hour" service attended by people on their way to work.